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jamal posted:Yeah that stuff works pretty well. You can just use Permatex gray though. I don't think effort correlates with pump speed, since they just make whatever pressure and bypass the rest inside the pump. You'd have to adjust the bypass pressure to lower the pump output pressure. I can't find if I asked, but I'm needing new brake pads on the front of my car (99 obs), what is a good choice? It mostly commutes, and a rare bit of spirited driving, but it is totally stock and probably original suspension, so sporty isn't really in its vocabulary. DJ Commie fucked around with this message at 19:15 on Dec 26, 2012 |
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daslog posted:You engine is most likely toast. Cold piston slap isn't really an issue or a problem. edit: I just realized I used my REI membership card to scrape ice off the windshield of my Subaru wagon. 
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Jan 12, 2013 18:20
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Torsen differentials don't need an anti-slip LSD additive.
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Jan 18, 2013 18:44
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c355n4 posted:Nah, nah. Don't rebuild a '99 transitional N/A 2.5 Isn't a 2L WRX swap probably cheaper anyway?
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Feb 6, 2013 18:15
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Seat Safety Switch posted:If your wiring time is worthless, sure! Well, it is!
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Feb 6, 2013 18:32
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daslog posted:ChisGT and I are wondering of the torque settings for the Water Pump in my 99 RS manual are wrong. You're only seating the gasket and keeping the pump from being moved by the timing belt, those look okay and not much different from what I did my SOHC 2.2 with.
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Feb 16, 2013 21:31
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Meta Ridley posted:Think you are right, just in denial or trying to be optimistic How many days did you have it? 4 days and a completely destroyed engine? Call a lawyer, or at least call the seller and threaten legal action. Roman Rambo posted:I had been told the gain would be pretty minimal, and was a little concerned that I was going to be wasting $1000 to make my car sound like a bunch of bees, but in reality it was a significant gain across the entire powerband. The sound may also be cooler than before. The exhaust header was definitely a limiting factor in my setup. That is how working with stock engines is, you reach different bottlenecks as you progress. Every part becomes a limiting factor at some point.
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Feb 28, 2013 18:13
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sofullofhate posted:Power-adder stuff (from memory): I was going to say that had to be pre-WRX because that is an ancient mod list if there ever was one, just like my old 323 GTX had basically every HKS piece made for it, where now you just put in Megasquirt and some modifications (or a tune for Subarus) and you're on your way.
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I am scrapping my 99 2.2L SOHC (California so MAP) engine and wondered if people need anything. I have most of it, 7 good injectors, and the engine is good and the cylinders look great except for cyl #3 has a nasty burned exahust valve. The valve seat looks okay and could probably just have a valve lapped in for cheap. I have two engines worth of bolts, and tons of random fitting/clips/wiring/etc if anyone needs anything. Just pay some small amount of money and shipping, its all in great shape! I also have a black and a green power LH side mirror, front and right side front power window motors and rails, and some interior parts.
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Mar 12, 2013 01:53
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Large oil capacity and cooling with thermostatic control raises the life of oil dramatically, in addition to advances in modern oils in the past decade. Subarus seem to burn a lot, nothing I've ever owned (19 cars) has burned as much as my 99 OBS with 100K or so on it. I imagine that is more of an issue than oil actually wearing out.
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Mar 13, 2013 21:48
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Having downpipes and catbacks that use the factory cat.
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Mar 14, 2013 21:20
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That towing harness work on an old Outback Sport? If so, I'll take it!
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Mine was so bad, the filter had been eaten through and there was mouse poop in the evaporator core 
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Totally TWISTED posted:You're talking about the air intake for the engine right not the cabin air filter? (this is probably a dumb question) Nope, HVAC. I have a 2.2L SOHC California OBS with the stock intake, it'd be admirable for a mouse to make it to the air filter through that intake.
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Return Of JimmyJars posted:
Get a new coilpack, new plug wires, and new plugs and you'll be misfire free for a while (50K miles). My 99 OBS looks just like that, green/tan with WRX 5 spoke wheels. I did get the sweet rare Forester center altimeter/compass thing for it a few days ago, for the times I need to check my altitude (never), or need to know which way is "north" (never). edit: my interior fabric is a slightly different awesome pattern, though.
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Jul 21, 2013 19:39
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Does nobody make alternate firmwares for the GC ECU? Cobb AP, Open Source, etc? They're all far far better than a handheld programmer. Today I changed the clutch cable on my 99 OBS. What a shitfest. Its a really nice clutch pedal design, tuned mass damper and all. I'm sure it looked great in the technical drawings and on the bench, but it was an absolute bear to get the cable in, and I've done plenty of clutch cables on tiny Japanese cars without any trouble like this before.
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I have a 99 OBS (2.2 SOHC w/cable clutch) and am looking to do the throwout bearing, which I failed to do when I swapped the engine 20K miles ago. Is it easier to pull the engine or the transmission? Clutch was pretty new, but my g/f is a bit hard on it so it might be smart to change it...
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VelociBacon posted:So I was under the impression my VF24 turbo wasn't water cooled, now I'm seeing that it is? I can't see the lines going to it but it does have a stock heat shield on. Anyone know for sure? I've been wasting a lot of gas with the turbo timer if it's been water cooled this whole time. You're wasting time with a turbo timer anyway, and makes the car unbelievably easy to steal.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:
Different camber curve?
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Oct 21, 2013 20:27
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I have to do the cam seals on my 2.2L SOHC this weekend, which means I have to re-arm the tensioner. I really don't want to take it off the front cover (its helicoiled in), so if I use a C-clamp, how slowly should I compress it? I've read somewhere that 30-minutes or more is the best way. Its a 15K mile old Gates tensioner.
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Oct 23, 2013 23:12
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Through 2013. So its really like that power bump they did didn't turn out all that great?
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Nov 16, 2013 18:44
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daslog posted:Anyone have any experience with converting fuel rails from top Mount to side Mount? I'm going to need bigger injectors for the wrx hybrid engine. You're going to want/keep top mount style, side mount injectors aren't as common and offer far fewer choice in sizing.
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My 99 outback sport was rolled and before I scrap it, does anyone wan anything?
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brosef deluxe posted:Sorry to hear that. Hope you're ok. Yes, black dash. I'll grab both, pm or email my djcommie at gmale. Terrible Robot posted:That sucks man, hope everyone is ok. Does the top-of-the-dash pocket lid swap between a '99 Outback and a '99 Forester? Mine's broken. I put have that rare Forester compass/altimeter unit in there right now, but I have the lid still I think. I even have working springs/hinges on it! contact into above.
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brosef deluxe posted:DJCommie: Sent you an email, hope you got it! Replying! hedgegnome posted:So, i just bought a 99 outback sport wagon last week. Its AMAZING. Or at least, Im pretty happy with it, its super nice and the guy was almost giving it away. I got lucky getting to it first, he had 10 more emails before me, but I lived just down the street My 99 OBS was just totalled, and I had replaced my axles not too long ago. Interested?
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Someone take my 99 OBS for $450!
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Slow is Fast posted:I don't have a press but I have O/A and a sawzall. Subaru inner rings are really thin, so you'll need something the perfect size to get the press on them. For a different application, but same idea, I cut out the old one and welded it back together, making one that was smaller by a few thou but able to press the new one in.
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Slim Pickens posted:Well great, stripped out the threads that hold the idler pulley in place(the last one you put on with the timing belt). Would any of you guys trust a regular helicoil or timecert to do the job? I had a helicoil on my timing belt tensioner bolt with no issues, so I wouldn't worry about it.
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I miss having a Subaru, so I agreed to buy a 1978 GL Wagon 4WD for $500. It has a rebuilt engine with 0 miles, and is nearly perfect besides some rust pittin on the rear hatch. Its the 4 speed with dealer installed A/C (and a complete spare A/C setup!) and has a ton of spare parts. Ideas?
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Its red, has 50K miles, and one of the last rebuild ATK EA motors made. New carb, all the parts, spares, etc. A long time owner has boxes of NOS parts and extras. Its pretty wild, its stored in a unit about a block from where I lived for over 10 years!. It has both original blue California plates, which is really surprising since the fronts are almost always lost.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Oh man, I take it back. I love that car. I bought it! Pics forthcoming later today.
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Should I just do a picture dump of the 78 Wagon I bought? I don't know if I have the time to maintain a thread.
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Geirskogul posted:What does Subaru have to meet fleet MPG average standards in the US? Or do they have to comply with that? It'd be cool if they made a new Justy or something, they're doing pretty amazing things with what they have.
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Also check all of the evap system, a purge can be commanded by the ECU in that situation and it could purge into the engine bay rather than make it all the way into the engine, causing the smell.
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I picked up a 99 Forester SOHC 5spd off of Craigslist for $1400, the only real issue is that it had its blown EJ25 swapped out for the somewhat common EJ20 SOHC JDM engine. A hilarious side effect of this swap is the sweet JDM dual air filter setup! Album link
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Seat Safety Switch posted:It's a '99 thing. My 99 OBS was the same sort of idea, all weird.
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DJ Commie posted:I picked up a 99 Forester SOHC 5spd off of Craigslist for $1400, the only real issue is that it had its blown EJ25 swapped out for the somewhat common EJ20 SOHC JDM engine. A hilarious side effect of this swap is the sweet JDM dual air filter setup! Why does my car have red struts? This thing has some stiff damping on it.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:If it's a KYB it will have the Subaru part number on the housing, you can cross reference that against whatever car it came out of. If they're inverted (thick shaft) it's probably 04 STI. Makes sense since the handling is very WRX like. Not complaining! Does this thing have a rear LSD? I swear its far more tail happy under power than my 99 OBS was. VelociBacon posted:If your guy bought a front clip for that JDM motor they usually throw the struts in with it and it could be those. Makes the most sense, the swap was done in Hawaii.
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The horn doesn't work on the 99 Forester, and the airbag light is on. Anyone have a good spare clockspring?
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Mine's a Canadian model so it's stuck on Jann Arden. Cancon is only present on the Canadian market ECUs.
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